Woman says 'stalker' falsely accused her on homewrecker website

An Upstate woman says that she has been stalked and falsely represented on websites by a woman who accuses her of having an affair with her husband.

According to a police incident report, the woman assisted an Upstate man as part of her job. She said the business transaction took a couple of days to complete.

The woman said a short time later, the man's wife began calling, emailing and parking across from her place of business. She said the man's wife kept insisting she had an affair with her husband. She said at one point, the man's wife called her place of employment and described what she was wearing at work.

The woman said her employer hired an attorney who contacted the wife and told her to stop harassing the woman.

At that point, the woman said a friend told her that a fake profile for her was posted on the PlentyofFish dating website with her picture and information. The woman says she called the dating website and had the profile removed.

This week, WYFF News 4 Investigates contacted the woman after finding her profile on Shesahomewrecker.com, a site where people profile women they have accused of affairs with married men.

The website says: "Shesahomewrecker.com is exposing everyone from the Hollywood Homewrecker to the average white picket fence destroying women who just can’t seem to let go of your husbands and boyfriends! Do you have a story to share or a HOMEWRECKER to expose? If so, click the Expose Homewrecker button via the website. Don’t forget to include photos! We LOVE to publish pictures of the Mistress who is driving you mad!"

She said the pictures of her on Shesahomewrecker.com were stolen from Facebook without her permission.

After finding the posting on Shesahomewrecker.com, the woman said she sent a Facebook message to the man's wife telling her to leave her alone. She then went to law enforcement.

Sheriff's Office investigators confirmed they found the online posting with detailed information about the alleged affair and pictures of the woman used without her permission.

Deputies informed the woman how to pursue a restraining order against the man’s wife and provided her with the legal description of harassment. Deputies said no charges have been filed at this time.

“I want to go on with my normal life,” the woman told News 4. “I want it to stop. I want her to stop harassing me -- stop bullying me.”

"This doesn't give women that are on the site a chance to explain. You work so hard to build a reputation for yourself and be a good person and then you see something like that and it feels like it's ruined everything you've tried to accomplish," she said.

The woman who said she made the post on Shesahomewrecker.com contacted WYFF News 4's Gabrielle Komorowski Friday afternoon. She said she did not stalk the woman and insists her husband had an affair with her.

"I was very upset. Anyone who has that much of a disregard for marriage deserves to be exposed for what they are. I'm sure there are many stories on the site that are not true, but I wanted her to be exposed," she said.

The Shesahomewrecker.com website says: "The content of all posts and comments on Shesahomewrecker.com represent the opinions of the original poster and are not endorsed, approved or representations of the opinions of Shesahomewrecker.com or its owners. This site may contain adult language and adult concepts. If you are offended by the content please do not visit Shesahomewrecker.com.

"Shesahomewrecker.com is all about gossip and satire. The content of the posts and comments published contain rumors, speculation, assumptions, factual information and opinions. Some posts or comments may contain inaccurate or erroneous information. Discerning the validity of information, whether found here or elsewhere, is the responsibility of the individual."

The woman told News 4 that she wants the Shesahomewrecker.com website shut down.

“This doesn’t give women on there a chance to explain" she said. "It gives people a chance to slander you.”

But Attorney Hannah Rogers Metcalfe says what's posted on the site is legal because the website operator does not appear to be editing or altering the posts.

"She's just providing the Website," she said, "It's no different from a newspaper website or TV station, allowing people to comment on an article."

Metcalfe said some legal issues could arise from what the posts contain, such as copying and pasting a picture from a site such as Facebook. That could lead to a copyright claim.

She said, "If the story's false, then the accused home-wrecker has a civil claim for libel. If the story's true, then it's protected speech under the constitution."

The woman said that after talking with law enforcement she is currently considering what legal action she will take.

When asked about the woman accused of the posting, she said, "She needs help. Anyone who would do something like this needs help."

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